Hedge Funds Are Betting on These Momentum Stocks
The sustained slowdown of China’s economy triggered a meltdown in most financial markets around the world in the third quarter, including the U.S. equity...
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Do Insiders Fear Trouble Ahead For These Companies?
Most shareholders of a company would be troubled by heavy insider selling, worrying that there is imminent trouble in the forthcoming future. However,...
Dividend Aristocrats Part 19 of 52: Chubb Corp (CB)
Chubb Corp (NYSE:CB) is one of the older insurance companies in North America. The company was founded in 1882 and has grown its dividend payments for...
American International Group Inc (AIG), Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B): No, Rising Rates Won’t Crush These Stocks
Source: 401(K) 2012. I’ve seen it hundreds of times now. When interest rates go up, bond values go down. That’s a lesson from Finance 101...
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK-A), The Chubb Corporation (CB): Buffett Reloading The Elephant Gun
Source: Aaron Friedman. Warren Buffett just turned 83 years old, an old age by Wall Street standards. While it’s likely that Buffett will remain...
The Chubb Corporation (CB), Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC): High Dividend Yields Come at a Price
We shouldn’t be surprised that high-yield stocks are popular in a low interest rate environment. When the best CDs offer little more than 1% for five...
American International Group Inc (AIG): Still Room for This Turnaround to Run
American International Group Inc (NYSE:AIG) has been in “turnaround” mode since the U.S. Treasury orchestrated a $700 billion bailout of...
XL Group plc (XL), The Chubb Corporation (CB) & Cincinnati Financial Corporation (CINF): A Hidden Danger for Insurance Stocks
Investors in property & casualty insurance companies (often referred to as P&C insurers) face a major hidden risk. An environment of rising interest...
Three Reasons to Buy American International Group Inc (AIG)
American International Group Inc (NYSE:AIG) was the poster child of the financial crisis, but the company has come a long way since them. The insurance...
Metlife Inc (MET), Hartford Financial Services Group Inc (HIG), Travelers Companies Inc (TRV) – Insurance Stocks Rally: Two To Buy, Two To Avoid
Over the past few months, as shown by the chart below, the insurance sector has been hot. The primary reason for the move higher is the increase in interest...
Loews Corporation (L), Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.A) & The S&P 500 (.INX)’s Five Most Loved Stocks
Short-sellers have certainly huffed and puffed, but they haven’t been able to blow the S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) over once in the past seven months...
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.A): Buffett Puts His Money Where His Mouth Is
In a recent interview with CNBC, Warren Buffett declared that the next 10-20 years would be much better to equity investors than bond investors. His belief...
The Allstate Corporation (ALL), Travelers Companies Inc (TRV): Why These Three Property Insurance Stocks Are Looking Good Right Now
Insured losses for the rash of tornadoes that tore through 10 states earlier this month have been estimated at $2 billion to $5 billion, according to...
Travelers Companies Inc (TRV), The Allstate Corporation (ALL), The Chubb Corporation (CB): One Property & Casualty Insurance Company To Buy
Property and casualty insurance companies are some of the most profitable and necessary companies around. Unlike their peers in healthcare, there are...
American International Group Inc (AIG), Discover Financial Services (DFS), The Chubb Corporation (CB): Three Financial Firms Gobbling Up Shares
This year, companies are gobbling up their own shares by the tens of billions of dollars. Repurchases can create tremendous value when they’re properly...
Abbott Laboratories (ABT), The Chubb Corporation (CB), And Three Stocks That Offer Protection From Market Tantrums
The economy is only just starting to chug along again. The situation in Europe is relatively unchanged, China is slowing down and banks are still...
The Travelers Companies, Inc. (TRV), The Chubb Corporation (CB): Watch These Stocks
When turnaround trends take place in industries that have been considered boring or unappealing for extended periods of time, such events can be rather...
American International Group Inc (AIG): After The Storm
American International Group Inc (NYSE:AIG) rose by nearly 5% on Friday after the company announced better than expected earnings figures on Thursday...
Is American International Group Inc (AIG) a Good Stock to Buy?
During the fourth quarter of 2012, American International Group Inc (NYSE:AIG) replaced Apple as the most popular stock among hedge funds according to...
The Allstate Corporation (ALL), Travelers Companies Inc (TRV), The Chubb Corporation (CB): The Economic Aftershocks of Hurricane Sandy
After Hurricane Sandy, there were several opinions that the storm would help boost the economy through spending to rebuild destroyed houses, businesses...
Two Very Different Buyout Candidates for Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.A)
Warren Buffett’s involvement in a $23 billion deal for H.J. Heinz Company (NYSE:HNZ) signifies the Oracle of Omaha’s desire to put the trove...
How The Allstate Corporation (ALL) Roared Past Earnings Expectations
Investors in The Allstate Corporation (NYSE:ALL) surely sent up a cheer when the insurer breezed into earnings season sporting an earnings per share...
3 Things Investors Need to Watch When The Allstate Corporation (ALL) Reports Earnings
So far, property and casualty insurance companies The Chubb Corporation (NYSE:CB) and The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TRV) have reported 2012 fourth...
Chubb, Allstate, Progressive: What’s an Insurance Stock’s Worst Enemy?
Hurricane Sandy is undoubtedly on everyone’s minds, including property and casualty insurance companies. As the massive storm ripped across the...
Is Travelers a Good Investment Right Now?
In an era of “Too Big To Fail”, Credit Default Swaps and “Synthetic” financial products, a financial services company with a “good housekeeping...
Is AIG Still A Good Value?
In late August, we suggested that the consensus among hedge fund managers that American International Group, Inc. (NYSE:AIG) was a good stock to buy,...
Will Hartford’s Yard Sale Help the Stock?
John Paulson’s Paulson & Co. owned 31 million shares of The Hartford Financial Services Grup Inc (NYSE:HIG) at the end of June. Paulson had previously...
Warren Buffett News: Timeless Principles From A Market Guru
Chubb Beats Buffett After Mocking AIG: Riskless Return (Bloomberg) Chubb Corp. (CB), which mocked rivals for receiving federal aid during the 2007-2009...
